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Friday, November 13, 2009

EAT MY BLOG Charity Bake Sale

When Cathy, the Gastronomer, one of my favorite partners in eating crime, asked if I’d be interested in participating in a charity food blogger bake sale a few weeks ago, I didn’t even hesitate. I don’t recall my exact words, but knowing me I probably used an excessive amount of exclamation points (it’s a problem) in my affirmative response before begging to help her plan it.

The idea seemed genius – how cool would it be to finally get to taste all the amazing confections that my fellow LA food bloggers make? The pumpkin swirl brownies from Dishing Up Delights, authentic macarons from Food, She Thought, and the ginger scones my friend Ashley from Blank Slate is always gushing over. That it would all be done for charity – specifically the LA Regional Food Bank – seemed to be the (matcha) icing on the black sesame cupcake.

What began as a simple “What if?” has been transformed into something bigger than any of us on the planning committee could have imagined when we began brainstorming ideas. There are now 30 food bloggers involved, Challenge Butter has signed on as a sponsor and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will be supplying fresh brewed coffee to pair with the sweet treats. It will provide much needed relief from all the sugar – we anticipate over 600 baked goods to sell on the day of reckoning – Saturday, December 5th (10 am – 4 pm).

There are now just three weeks to go before the first EAT MY BLOG Charity Bake Sale commences at Zeke’s Smokehouse BBQ in West Hollywood, and I can hardly wait to see Cathy’s vision come to life for such an important cause.

7 comments:

The bake sale is a really great idea! Kudos to you and other bloggers for organizing it and good luck with all the baking and eating :D I will try to swing by if I can. I am moving to my new apt that weekend so can't commit for sure :(

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Maybe it was during my trip to NYC in July, 2006 when my older brother took me on a culinary tour of the city. Or maybe it was when I discovered that steak tastes better when not charred black. Or maybe it was present all along -- just waiting for the right moment to spring forth.
Some may call it obsession, others might call it gluttony, but I call it passion. My name is Diana, and I love food.